tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403017110948354453.post3400964399556438464..comments2024-03-14T18:28:33.536+08:00Comments on Writing by Amir: NST: 28 JuneAmir Muhammadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403017110948354453.post-47800369539198033882007-07-04T00:37:00.000+08:002007-07-04T00:37:00.000+08:00Dear Amir, I couldn’t help but respond to your sta...Dear Amir,<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>I couldn’t help but respond to your statement ‘A dense literary novel like the Satanic Verses surely is not on the same level as the Danish cartoons, produced for a contest calculated to provoke. But it led to a similar clash…’ (NST 28/6).<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Not on the same level as the provocative cartoons as meaning the novel is not provocative enough? Am staggered to imagine that any erudite person should regard the SV as a harmless literary piece when it was written expressly by an iconoclastic insider to provoke Muslims the world over by attacking what they cherish most: their beloved Prophet and his wives, disguised as Mahound (the medieval derogatory term for Prophet Muhammad pbuh), and harlots in the harem respectively. How could any Muslim fail to feel provoked when someone so dear to them are insulted and made fun of? A sound Hadith states that a true Muslim with iman is he who loves his Holy Prophet more than anyone else, ahead of even himself and his own parents, and a Quranic verse states that the Prophet’s wives are mothers of the believers. These are valid enough reasons for Muslims reacting until today (even to a deserved knighthood for pure literary accomplishments by a highly talented albeit wayward author) to the blasphemy and demeaning of Muhammad pbuh and his household.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Of course, imagination, symbolism and surrealism were used to hide the characters but any learned Muslim will know who Rushdie was writing about. Even Khuswant Singh of the Times of India was reportedly shocked when reviewing the SV, saying even he would have been upset if he were a Muslim.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Lastly, of course Sir Rushdie is ‘made of sterner stuff’: he defied the decade-old Ayatollah’s death fatwa and is still unrepentant, hiding behind and unjustifiably protected by the western notion of unfettered freedom of speech which is allowed even to injure. Acceptance of the knighthood, though uncharacteristic of a leftist, is just the right thing for him to do to remain the West’s most celebrated symbol of a liberated Brown Sahib who continues to cock a snook at cherished Eastern values, especially of a religion at odds with secular principles where no one and nothing is too sacred.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Idrus Ismail<BR/><BR/>Kuala Lumpur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403017110948354453.post-24627082449523096732007-06-30T22:08:00.000+08:002007-06-30T22:08:00.000+08:00In a sense there is a lack of doctors in Malaysia,...In a sense there is a lack of doctors in Malaysia, but it is more of a maldistribution. 40% of doctors (a ballpark figure) are in govt service, providing healthcare to 70% of our population. The 60% in private practice are making more money and having a better quality of life, though few are truly rich. I would call it 'comfortable'; the filthy rich are exceptions. More importantly, the experienced and highly qualified ones have often left for greener pastures in private practice or another country. In another decade or so, I have no idea who will be training the 'new' specialists.<BR/>Back to your unfortunate friend, Izi Yahya. I find the absence of a neurosurgeon extremely odd. I have no knowledge of Seremban Hospital, but I am sure HKL and Sg Buloh Hospital have neurosurgical teams. Even if one or two guys are on leave, there are always other guys around. Could it be his condition was not amenable for surgery? That is quite a common situation.huajernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931355773922198211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403017110948354453.post-41453917913030451362007-06-28T20:57:00.000+08:002007-06-28T20:57:00.000+08:00Izi's father said "Arwah dibuat bak bola".I went t...Izi's father said <A HREF="http://klpos.com/klpos/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178&Itemid=1" REL="nofollow">"Arwah dibuat bak bola"</A>.<BR/><BR/>I went to HKL today, there are more than thousand patients queying in crowd;<BR/>- tahap kesiahatan menurun (ramai org sakit)?<BR/>- perkhidmatan kesihatan di Malaysia gagal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403017110948354453.post-26818964952741646412007-06-28T15:14:00.000+08:002007-06-28T15:14:00.000+08:00Anna Madrigal, namanya merupakan satu anagram :-)Anna Madrigal, namanya merupakan satu anagram :-)Amir Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403017110948354453.post-22512978650439542022007-06-28T14:15:00.000+08:002007-06-28T14:15:00.000+08:00nasib lah rushdie kena fingerpoint, even though ba...nasib lah rushdie kena fingerpoint, even though banyak lagi even more blasphemous writers kat luar sana.. <BR/><BR/>amir, just browse your library thing, nampaknya your favourite authors adalah nabokov dan maupin. hehehe. kelakau nyee. i remember watching tales of the city (series made by channel 4 lama dulu), and was kinda inspired by the old "tanam kanabis" lady. siapa nama dia, dah lupa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com